Bucareli Bay
Bucareli Bay is a
According to the United States Geological Survey, the name "Bucareli" was given in 1775 by Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, who called the bay "Puerto y Entrada de Bucareli," in honor of Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa, then viceroy of New Spain.[2] In the 1790s, George Vancouver, who had access to a variety of Spanish maps, called the bay "Puerto del Baylio Bucareli."[1] Francisco Antonio Mourelle was present with Quadra at Bucareli Bay and wrote about seeing the light of erupting volcanoes, although he was likely seeing something else, perhaps forest fires.[2][3] The Spanish repeatedly visited Bucareli Bay in the late-18th century. Ignacio de Arteaga, along with Quadra and Mourelle, visited in 1779.
Two American naval ships built during World War II were each named the USS Bucareli Bay; however, they were both renamed shortly after.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bucareli Bay
- ^ ISBN 0-9659009-1-6
- ^ About Alaska's Volcanoes, Alaska Volcano Observatory
55°22′12″N 133°24′14″W / 55.37000°N 133.40389°W